Figurative Language
using human qualities to describe non-living things
EXAMPLE:
Personification
Example: My phone died
A pronoun that doesn't refer to any certain person, place or thing in particular
Indefinite
Those look cool.
Demonstrative
a pronoun that refers back to the subject of a sentence in order to highlight it.
Intensive
Jack himself put his leg in a cast.
Intensive
A figure of speech that directly compares two things using like our as
EXAMPLE:
SIMILE
Example: She is like an angel/she is as innocent as an angel
Pronouns that point to specific things such as people, places or things
Demonstrative
Someone took several pieces of candy.
Indefinite
A pronoun that refers to the subject and directs the actions of the verb back to the subject
Reflexive
Healthy people know how to take care of themselves.
Reflexive
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally relevant.
EXAMPLE:
METAPHOR
Example: raining cats and dogs
A pronoun that asks a question and stands for something not yet known
Interrogative
That money is mine.
Possessive
What are the main subgenres of fiction? What do they mean?
Historical fiction-in the past
Science fiction-futuristic fiction with a bit of science
Realistic fiction-could happen
fantasy-magic
Where and when the story took place
setting
A pronoun that replaces the subject or object of a sentence.
Personal
Who ate the cake?
Interrogative
describe direct and indirect characterization
direct- when the author describes the character using narration
indirect- when the author hints to the reader what the character is like
the overall message the author is trying to get across
theme
A pronoun that shows something belongs to someone or something
Possessive
She is the imposter.
Personal
what are some major differences between a short story and a narrative?
SS-shorter period of time -like 2-3 paragraphs -does not have to be a real event in your life.
Nar-can be longer periods of time-something that actually happened to you-more paragraphs/work put into the writing
sequence of events
plot